Part 2 will be the sheath.New Scales for a Pocket KnifeGP Woodworks2020-09-06 | Replacing the anemic scales on a knife to make it fit my hand better.Leather Pocket Knife HolsterGP Woodworks2020-04-19 | Making a leather holster for a friend's pocket knife.DIY IWB Hybrid HolsterGP Woodworks2020-01-14 | First attempt at working with Kydex... Success!Holster for .44 Mag RevolverGP Woodworks2019-12-28 | Making a leather holster for a buddy.Shop Cabinet Doors (Dry Erase Panels)GP Woodworks2019-07-29 | The thought occurred to me that dry erase panels might be useful in the shop... Why not make them part of the cabinets?GPW Style Shop Cabinets Part 1GP Woodworks2019-07-21 | Making wall cabinets for the new workshop...GPW 191 - Simplest Project EVERGP Woodworks2019-06-30 | 1st vid in the new shop... baby steps guys... baby steps.GPW 190 - DIY Leather Edge BurnisherGP Woodworks2019-01-25 | Turning an edge burnisher with a piece of rosewood I had kicking around.GPW 189 - Custom Leather Horizontal Knife SheathGP Woodworks2019-01-18 | Making a horizontal behind the back knife sheath.GPW 188 - Vacuum Molded Pancake(ish) HolsterGP Woodworks2019-01-04 | Making a holster for a buddy's pistol. I like this one better than mine. I'm probably gonna be making one of these for myself.GPW 187 - DIY Tape Chain for the Tool PouchGP Woodworks2018-12-21 | The details of how I made the tape chain for the tool pouch.
Tool Pouch Video: youtube.com/watch?v=Y2YK9hIR_u8GPW 186 - DIY Custom Leather Crossbody Tool PouchGP Woodworks2018-12-14 | I made another custom leather tool pouch. But... this one is pretty nice!
I based the general design on a low cost crossbody EDC bag I saw someone wearing at work.
The meter case build: youtube.com/watch?v=pE315OMkYMY&t=4sGPW 185 - Vacuum Molding Rig DemoGP Woodworks2018-12-07 | I hit a fork in the road on a project. So, here's a look at how the new vacuum forming rig works.
How I built this vacuum rig: youtube.com/watch?v=8thD0-CxNIwGPW 184 - Design Idea - Leather Bracelet with Lace WrapGP Woodworks2018-11-30 | Another leather bracelet design idea.GPW 183 - Replacing the Power Cord on a Vacuum PumpGP Woodworks2018-11-23 | Replacing the cord on my second hand vacuum pump.
I left this out of last week's video to cut down the length of the video.GPW 182 - Better Vacuum Molding Rig (for wet molding leather)GP Woodworks2018-11-16 | I was gifted a second hand vacuum pump... Time for an upgrade!
I skipped the cord replacement in this video to save time on the video length. Next week's video will be the cord replacement.
Great DIY vacuum pressing info: joewoodworker.com/veneering/welcome.htmGPW 181 - Leather Biker Wallet (Stamped Basketweave)GP Woodworks2018-11-09 | First successful attempt at leather stamping. I started with the simple stuff...GPW 180 - DIY Cross Body Tool BeltGP Woodworks2018-11-02 | Making a matching DIY belt to hold my DIY tool and meter pouches over my shoulder.
This belt is not intended for wearing around the waist. That would require thicker leather than I used here (and is usually quite a bit wider).GPW 179 - DIY Leather Meter PouchGP Woodworks2018-10-26 | Making a leather pouch to hold my meter.
Next week's video is a belt to hold this and my tool pouch over my shoulder.GPW 178 - Kaliedoscope Turning KitGP Woodworks2018-10-19 | Just killing an hour or so in the garage.GPW 177 - Turned Seam Rippers (2 ways)GP Woodworks2018-10-12 | Turning 2 seam rippers. One with a seam ripper kit and one from a pen kit.GPW 176 - Bone Pen ExperimentGP Woodworks2018-10-05 | Trying bone on the lathe for a pen. So far this doesn't look good... but this is just the first experiment.
I saved half of the joint to see if it will dry out.GPW 175 - Dust Cover for the Sewing MachineGP Woodworks2018-09-28 | New dust cover for the sewing machine.
You can see in the video that my back stitches are still getting wonky. I'll get it right sooner or later.
Machine: Singer 4411HD Material: Duck cloth (light canvas) Thread: General purpose Needle: UniversalGPW 174 - Leather Braided Bracelet (2nd Attempt)GP Woodworks2018-09-21 | Taking another shot at the braided bracelet... This one is better.
Still a few kinks to work out, but I think I'm on to it now.GPW 173 - New (Better) DIY Stitching AwlGP Woodworks2018-09-14 | I broke my self-made stitching awl while making the messenger bag.
Since I am making another one... I might as well make improvements... and make it look cooler.
Messenger bag build: youtube.com/watch?v=OBOz5sZp9JcGPW 172 - Leather Braid Bracelet Closure IdeaGP Woodworks2018-09-07 | Screwing around in the shop and wanted to try this idea. It works great, but I need to get smaller snaps.GPW 171 - Suede Zipper PouchGP Woodworks2018-08-31 | Sewing a suede zipper pouch with a liner.
Still not perfect...
The details:
Gray suede: Sueded split leather Purple leather: Suede pigskin liner Sewing Machine: Singer 4411HD Thread: size 69 bonded nylon Needle: Schmidt size 16 leather LROne Last Gift for MomGP Woodworks2018-08-29 | Making urns (for my mother's ashes) to give the family.GPW 170 - Leather Case (prototype)GP Woodworks2018-08-24 | I will be making a better version of this.
This one helped me work out the kinks in the design.GPW 168 - Turning a Spool for Leather LaceGP Woodworks2018-08-10 | A storage solution for leather lace. The spool in the video can be put back into the chuck to be refilled. The second spool (at the end of the video) is the prototype. It will not fit in the chuck. Progress!
I needed a "small victory". I have been having a long string of failures in the shop for the past couple of weeks. I just needed to break the chain. This did that.GPW 167 - DIY Leather Messenger Bag (Satchel... Courier bag... whatever)GP Woodworks2018-08-03 | I'm pretty happy with this one.
It's a little narrow, but it holds everything I need it to hold for the way I use it. It will also break in over time (and oilings).
For the more astute: I misspelled the word "piece" at 6:00. I got over it pretty quick.
Let me know if this song gets on your nerves. I figured out a way to loop it without an audible break. It kind of "disappears" for me after a few minutes... but that may not be the case for some of you.GPW 166 - Box Fan Air Cleaner (A talky one)GP Woodworks2018-07-27 | Minimalist air scrubber. Not for a shop bigger than a closet. My shop is the size of a closet.GPW 165 - Suede PouchGP Woodworks2018-07-22 | A simple suede pouch for my binder clips.GPW 164 - DIY Leather Insoles (FOLLOW UP)GP Woodworks2018-07-14 | Follow-Up video for the leather insoles.GPW 163 - DIY Leather Insoles (experiment)GP Woodworks2018-07-07 | Trying leather in my work boots... There will be a follow-up video.GPW 162 - Turning Antler (for a Bolt-Action Pen)GP Woodworks2018-06-29 | Turning antler for the first time.
I never make pen videos.... until now (I guess I can't say that anymore.).GPW 161 - Winged Finial Top BoxGP Woodworks2018-06-22 | Turning a winged box with a finial top.
Quick release buckles: hobbylobby.com/search/?text=paracordGPW 156 - DIY Embroidered Sew On Patch (GPW Logo)GP Woodworks2018-05-19 | I made a sew-on patch with the sewing machine. I bit off more than I could chew with this one. But, I got it good enough for what I'm doing with it.
Sewing Machine: Singer 4411HD Logo thread: standard embroidery thread Logo needle: Size 11 embroidery Fabric: black duck cloth Hem thread: size 69 bonded nylon Hem needle: size 18 universalGPW 155 - Canvas Messenger Bag (Simple Design)GP Woodworks2018-05-12 | A canvas messenger bag. No pockets or pouches in this one. This one was mostly for the practice.
Sewing Machine - Singer 4411HD Thread - Bonded Nylon Size 69 / Tex 70 / Govt. E Needle - Schmidt 110/18 leather Fabric - Outdoor duck cloth (canvas) & Utility fabricGPW 154 - Picture Frames with DIY MouldingGP Woodworks2018-05-05 | More custom moulding. This time for picture frames.GPW 153 - Leather Minimalist Wallet 2 (sewing machine test)GP Woodworks2018-04-28 | I wanted to test the sewing machine on a real leather project.
So, I made another minimalist wallet using the same design as the first one (if it ain't broke...)
Update (5/1/2018): I just watched this video back (for like the 15th time) and realized I mis-spelled the word "pieces" @ 0:23. I got a good chuckle out of that... I look down on everyone else for bad spelling... I'm just as guilty... HA!GPW 152 - Canvas Tool Roll (for my new chisels)GP Woodworks2018-04-21 | Made a tool roll for the new chisels.
I used duck cloth and cotton utility fabric.
Machine: Singer 4411 Thread: Size 69 / Tex 70 / Govt. E Needle Size: 110/18GPW 151 - Simple Canvas Zipper Bag for ToolsGP Woodworks2018-04-14 | A small bag to store small hand tools in my home tool bag.
This one was for practice... I'm hoping to use the sewing machine for leather projects as well.
For those of you that read the description... After the video was edited I realized that I forgot to topstitch the zipper before closing the bag. That would have helped keep the zipper from flipping out the way this one does when it's open.GPW 150 - Design Details of my WorkbenchGP Woodworks2018-04-07 | Some details of my workbench.
Use common sense... if you breath anything other than clean air, you're probably hurting your lungs.
Song: Kamogawa Dreaming by South London HIFI. Available in the YouTube Sound Library for use without attribution.GPW 146 - A Good Day Off (Possibly not family friendly)GP Woodworks2018-03-17 | Just enjoying a Saturday.